Nijikana

Hiragana が (ga)

が is a voiced (dakuten) character, read “ga”, written with 5 strokes.

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Memory trick

か plus two ticks (dakuten ゛), which make the sound voiced: "ga".

Words with が

  • ありがとうarigatou · thank you
  • おねがいしますonegaishimasu · please (a request)
  • りょうがえryougae · currency exchange

Practise が until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 10, "Dakuten: G & Z". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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